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[X] Raid Chuang Mu, Again. You can force these battleships off Imhotep if you threaten their home system in greater force.
@Packrat thanks for answering my question regarding scuttling and suicide bombers, particularly that most such lunatics come from the Rana Salient... can we expect fire ships like those faced by the Spanish Armada and Suicide bombers from the enemy fleet since they come from said Salient? Also di we have any idea regarding how extensive enemy Intelligence is and if the NASp have a history of false flaf operations?
As another random comment somebody did ask a while ago about scuttling ships.
To answer that yes, it is trivially easy for any warship to scuttle herself by detonating any of the numerous high yield fusion bombs they almost always carry. This does however kill everyone on board and probably also everyone on board the ship grappled with them. It is only done by lunatics but is one of the reasons why captured starship crews are typically treated very well, surrender should be an option.
That said the Valinor Regency are lunatics and will happily grapple battleships with light cruisers before detonating their entire magazines.
I think that you are mistaken about where the lunatics comes from.The Valinor Regency are a five system interstellar state that is signatory to the NASP tready, insular and theocratic, their Pope Regent ruling in god's stead until They see fit to return to rule the galaxy in person, or perhaps rapture the worthy to heaven, the Empire is generally areligious and you do not know the details. During the war they contributed heavily to the NASP defense that stopped the Imperial push at New Theia.
Ah yes, nothing like corrupting what is good and righteous and turning it to our own ends. It will do my black heart good to see their faces when they see what has become of their old flagship.Just cross out "dem" from the name and call it "The Sword of Autocracy".
Changing only 3 letters will save ton of wealth on signage and paint.
I was mostly behind it because I was unwilling to face 3 capital ships without one of our own.....What is the reason to go at Chuang Mu again instead of taking out that fleet over Imhotep, do after-battle interrogations and go at it then?
Fleet battle over Imhotep is more to our strengths (Strategy-Tactics-Prowess) than raiding Chuang Mu (where we would get a dash of Diplomacy and Subterfuge) in any case, and long-term it is safer (Allowing us to choose when to escalate rather than facing imminent NASP raids).
What is the reason to go at Chuang Mu again instead of taking out that fleet over Imhotep, do after-battle interrogations and go at it then?
Fleet battle over Imhotep is more to our strengths (Strategy-Tactics-Prowess) than raiding Chuang Mu (where we would get a dash of Diplomacy and Subterfuge) in any case, and long-term it is safer (Allowing us to choose when to escalate rather than facing imminent NASP raids).
'cept I am worried the QM will instead send them against Ilam instead.... if they do we get fkd PERMANENTLY. We should fight them directly, pick off some of their support and maybe damage a capital ship if we can before taking them head on.Because our strategic goal is to stop the invasion of Imhotep number one. While having a BC would help us a lot, we still really can't get into a straight fight with the full fleet there. To even try, we'd need to take out all their support ships and then pray that the multi-attack penalties (halved as they are) are enough to allow our cruisers to stand up to battleships. Which is... highly questionable. Our PC can slap battleships around just fine if he has a BC but not everyone else is that capable.
Attacking Chuang Mu in force makes them pull ships back to defend themselves, either their whole fleet or in part. I suspect our PC is smart enough to reveal only part of the attacking force in the hopes that they'll only respond with a few battleships. This allows us to loot them, hopefully roll up the force they send back, then sally to relieve Imhotep in the force there. At worst, we end up with a fleet battle at Chuang Mu, just like we would at Imhotep, but we get phat lewts first. I suspect that if we get into a fleet battle at Imhotep and win Chuang Mu will sue for peace and the NASP will rattle their sabers enough that we'll be commanded to leave them alone. I want not only to beat that force and take their ships, but I want to loot those planets to the bedrock.
'cept I am worried the QM will instead send them against Ilam instead.... if they do we get fkd PERMANENTLY. We should fight them directly, pick off some of their support and maybe damage a capital ship if we can before taking them head on.
[] Battlecruiser + 1 Strike Cruiser (-85 Political Capital, +4 sector budget)
Well with that, we can easily make it back in time in case they attack the Sector Capital. So we might as well go all in so we can take as much as possible. Doing this half assed is just asking for trouble. Also we might as well wait on a Share when it is cheaper.To clarify a few points above, Ilam has superheavy defenses on par with New Theia, three battleships with support could partially blockade the system and throw sector wide trade into chaos but it would take more like ten or twenty battleships to seriously reduce the defenses. Even with twenty, it would take two or three months and they would lose support ships along with ending up with a battered, worn down fleet.
Why +1 for a Strike Cruiser or +3 for a Battleship when their maintenance cost is so much higher? This is a quarter of their maintenance cost, not half.
Given this is not a normal and planned allocation of resources you would get a raise of only 3 fleet budget a quarter with the Sword and 1 for each strike cruiser.
this is the normal price of a share with PC. We NEED IT atm I think because we may catch flack for this and it may cause a war (though I doubt it.) WE can also make it all back during the attack this turn so no worries there.Well with that, we can easily make it back in time in case they attack the Sector Capital. So we might as well go all in so we can take as much as possible. Doing this half assed is just asking for trouble. Also we might as well wait on a Share when it is cheaper.
[X] Plan: Prepared
-[] Wait A Week. If you wait a week, you will be able to expedite repairs on your ships and bring into service one or more of the captured vessels finishing refit above Ilam.
-[] Battlecruiser +2 Strike Cruisers (105 Political Capital, +5 sector budget)
-[] Spend 14 Wealth to upgrade crew on Battlecruiser and Cruisers
-[] Refit both cruisers (-6 Wealth, both cruisers raise to 65% Readiness)
-[] Transfer command to Battlecrusier, give XO command of Endeavor
-[] Order cutters to watch fleet at Imhotep to determine if they make a move to return or attack Sector Capital, rush ahead to give warning
-[] Speak with Viscountess about command of the fleet and disposition
-[] Do not Request a Share.
Well with that, we can easily make it back in time in case they attack the Sector Capital. So we might as well go all in so we can take as much as possible. Doing this half assed is just asking for trouble. Also we might as well wait on a Share when it is cheaper.
[X] Plan: Prepared
-[] Wait A Week. If you wait a week, you will be able to expedite repairs on your ships and bring into service one or more of the captured vessels finishing refit above Ilam.
-[] Battlecruiser +2 Strike Cruisers (105 Political Capital, +5 sector budget)
-[] Spend 14 Wealth to upgrade crew on Battlecruiser and Cruisers
-[] Refit both cruisers (-6 Wealth, both cruisers raise to 65% Readiness)
-[] Transfer command to Battlecrusier, give XO command of Endeavor
-[] Order cutters to watch fleet at Imhotep to determine if they make a move to return or attack Sector Capital, rush ahead to give warning
-[] Speak with Viscountess about command of the fleet and disposition
-[] Do not Request a Share.
this is the normal price of a share with PC. We NEED IT atm I think because we may catch flack for this and it may cause a war (though I doubt it.) WE can also make it all back during the attack this turn so no worries there.